| Mount Northover | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) |
| Prominence | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Lyautey (3045 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°35′20″N 115°14′25″W / 50.58889°N 115.24028°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Northover Location within Alberta  Mount Northover Location within British Columbia  Mount Northover Location within Canada | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1957 by S.A. Heiberg, P.J.B. Duffy, R.C. Hind, P. Ranier, I. Spreat |
| Easiest route | Difficult Scramble with severe exposure |
Mount Northover is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lyautey, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north-northeast. It was named in 1917 after Lieutenant A.W. Northover, M.C., one of western Canada's first war heroes. Northover had recently migrated there from the United Kingdom and started a new family there.
A Boer War veteran, Northover enlisted at Regina in the North-West Battalion. He served with the 28th Battalion, C.E.F., and was awarded the Military Cross for action taken on Oct. 8, 1915. In 1916 he returned to Canada on a speaking tour, visiting relatives in Edmonton.